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euphuism

Pronunciation: /ˈjuːfjʊɪz(ə)m/
Definition of euphuism

noun

[mass noun] formal
  • an artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.

Derivatives

euphuist

noun

euphuistic

Pronunciation: /-ˈɪstɪk/
adjective

euphuistically

Pronunciation: /-ˈɪstɪk(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from Euphues, the name of a character in John Lyly's prose romance of the same name (1578–80), from Greek euphuēs 'well endowed by nature', from eu 'well' + the base of phuē 'growth'

euphuism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of euphuism in the US English dictionary
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